A simple solution would be a national standard for every purchase — criminal and mental health background checks, fingerprinting, registration and a seven-day waiting period, along with requirements for a responsible gun owner’s safety course and mandatory trigger locks.

That’s all we need nationally. For gun shows, if you do not have a firearms purchase card or a carry permit, you must wait seven days. If you would like to carry a pistol on your person, you must complete annual qualifications and, for all gun owners, there can be no drug, alcohol or domestic violence issues.

Most of this is already the standard in many states. Yes, if you want an extended-capacity clip, go ahead and buy one. If you want a military replica weapon, by all means pay for it.

The bottom line is that more laws are not going to stop criminals or madmen. They will find a way to kill you.

With the common-sense safeguards above, no one’s Second Amendment rights would be violated, and law enforcement would have a means to track weapons used in crimes.